Hypolytrum goetghebeurii Thery

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Frequency: Local
Status: Native
Description:
Type location:
DR Congo, Katanga
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: goetghebeurii: after Prof. Dr. Paul Goetghebeur, Cyperaceae specialist of Ghent University, who first recognized the material represented a new species.
Habitat: Miombo woodland on rocky soils.
Altitude range: (metres) 900 - 1300 m
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Worldwide distribution: Only known from southeastern DR Congo.
Botanical divisions: IX,XI
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Endemic status: Endemic
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Literature:

Larridon, I., Reynders, M. & Thery, P. (2020). Cyperaceae; Introduction et Tribu I. Hypolytreae Flore d'Afrique Centrale Nouvelle Serie Jardin Botanique Meise, Belgique Pages 28 - 30. (Includes a picture).

Thery, P., Reynders, M. & Sosef, M.S.M. (2019). Hypolytrum goetghebeurii (Cyperaceae), a curious new species from miombo woodlands in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Plant Ecology and Evolution 152 (1) Pages 93 - 98. Protologue (Includes a picture).


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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Hypolytrum goetghebeurii
African Plant Database: Hypolytrum goetghebeurii
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Hypolytrum goetghebeurii
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Hypolytrum goetghebeurii
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Hypolytrum goetghebeurii
JSTOR Plant Science: Hypolytrum goetghebeurii
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Hypolytrum goetghebeurii
Plants of the World Online: Hypolytrum goetghebeurii
Tropicos: Hypolytrum goetghebeurii
Wikipedia: Hypolytrum goetghebeurii


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The DRC flora team (2025). Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Species information: Hypolytrum goetghebeurii.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=256540, retrieved 30 August 2025

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